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Elon Musk's Neuralink Gets FDA's 'Breakthrough Device' Tag for Implant Aimed at Restoring Vision
Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday its experimental implant aimed at restoring vision received the US Food and Drug Administration's "breakthrough device" designation.
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Google's Antitrust Trial Over Online Advertising Set to Begin
Google will face US antitrust prosecutors on Monday where the Justice Department will seek to show the company stifled competition in online advertising technology. Prosecutors say Google engaged in a complex scheme to dominate website advertising tools.
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US Judge Says Elon Musk's X Must Face Class Action Age Bias Claims Over Mass Layoff
A US District Judge has ruled that roughly 150 older workers who were laid off by social media platform X when Elon Musk acquired the company can sue for age discrimination.
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Airline Systems Across Airports Working Normally After Global IT Outage, Minister Says
Airline systems across airports, which were impacted due to a global IT outage on Friday, have started working normally, and all issues are likely to be resolved by noon on Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said. The ministry is constantly monitoring the operations at airports and airlines to ensure travel readjustments and refunds...
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Meta Charged by EU for Breaching Tech Rules With Its Pay or Consent Advertising Model
Meta Platforms was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at the US company's newly introduced pay or consent advertising model, already the target of privacy regulators and activists' ire.
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US, India Extend Digital Tax Truce to June 30 as Deadline Approaches
The US and India have extended their standstill agreement till June 30, over the former's retaliation over India’s digital-services tax on big tech firms. The development was announced by the US ahead of a deadline for a global deal that will reallocate taxing rights for major US tech firms that provide digital services like Alphabet-owned Google...
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TikTok To Be Bought By US Billionaire? What He Says
Frank McCourt, a US real estate billionaire, aims to buy TikTok to rescue the internet from the clutches of major platforms that he firmly believes are destroying society and endangering children.
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Apple, Google, Amazon Lobby Group Opposes India's EU-Like Antitrust Proposal
A US lobby group representing tech giants Google, Amazon and Apple has asked India to rethink its proposed EU-like competition law, arguing regulations against data use and preferential treatment of partners could raise user costs, a letter shows.
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Microsoft Directed to Pay IPA Technologies $242 Million in Cortana Patent Lawsuit
Microsoft has been directed by a federal jury in Delaware to pay $242 million to patent owner IPA Technologies, after it determined that Microsoft's Cortana virtual-assistant software infringed an IPA patent. After a week-long trial, the jury agreed with IPA Technologies that Microsoft's Cortana voice-recognition technology violated the firm's IPA'...
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Elon Musk's X Loses Lawsuit Against Hate Speech Watchdog CCDH
Elon Musk's lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) was thrown out by a US judge who said it was "evident" that Musk's X Corp sued the nonprofit because he didn't like its criticism, and thought its research would hurt X's image and scare advertisers away. In a statement, X said it plans to appeal the decision.
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Apple to Face Lawsuit Claiming AirTags Are Weapon of Stalkers, US Court Rules
Apple must face a lawsuit that claims the company's AirTag device was used by stalkers to track their victims. The company was accused in the case of negligently releasing the AirTag despite warnings that the product would be re-purposed for surveillance.
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Indian Startups Ask CCI to Order Google to Restore Apps After 'Brazen' Removal From Play Store
A group representing Indian startups has asked the country's antitrust watchdog to order Alphabet's Google to reinstate apps it removed for policy violations, a letter seen by Reuters shows, escalating a showdown with the US giant in a key market.
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ChatGPT Maker OpenAI in Talks to Raise New Funding at $100 Billion Valuation
OpenAI is in early talks to raise new funding at a valuation at or above $100 billion, making the firm one of the most valuable startups in the world, and second to Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies in valuation in the US, according to CBInsights data.
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After Reliance, Tata Group Also Said to Announce AI Partnership With Nvidia
India's Tata Group is set to announce an AI partnership with US chip firm Nvidia, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. An announcement is expected later in the day, the source added. Meanwhile, India's Reliance and Nvidia said on Friday they have formed a partnership to create AI language models and generative apps for million...
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Baidu, ByteDance, Other Chinese Firms Launch ChatGPT-Like Chatbots to Public
Five Chinese tech firms, including Baidu and SenseTime Group, on Thursday launched their artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to the public after receiving government approval, as China's government pushes to widen the use of such products amid competition with the United States. Baidu, China's leading online search provider, said in a statement ...
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Elon Musk's Neuralink Gets FDA's 'Breakthrough Device' Tag for Implant Aimed at Restoring Vision
Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday its experimental implant aimed at restoring vision received the US Food and Drug Administration's "breakthrough device" designation.
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Google's Antitrust Trial Over Online Advertising Set to Begin
Google will face US antitrust prosecutors on Monday where the Justice Department will seek to show the company stifled competition in online advertising technology. Prosecutors say Google engaged in a complex scheme to dominate website advertising tools.
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US Judge Says Elon Musk's X Must Face Class Action Age Bias Claims Over Mass Layoff
A US District Judge has ruled that roughly 150 older workers who were laid off by social media platform X when Elon Musk acquired the company can sue for age discrimination.
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Airline Systems Across Airports Working Normally After Global IT Outage, Minister Says
Airline systems across airports, which were impacted due to a global IT outage on Friday, have started working normally, and all issues are likely to be resolved by noon on Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said. The ministry is constantly monitoring the operations at airports and airlines to ensure travel readjustments and refunds...
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Meta Charged by EU for Breaching Tech Rules With Its Pay or Consent Advertising Model
Meta Platforms was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at the US company's newly introduced pay or consent advertising model, already the target of privacy regulators and activists' ire.
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US, India Extend Digital Tax Truce to June 30 as Deadline Approaches
The US and India have extended their standstill agreement till June 30, over the former's retaliation over India’s digital-services tax on big tech firms. The development was announced by the US ahead of a deadline for a global deal that will reallocate taxing rights for major US tech firms that provide digital services like Alphabet-owned Google...
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TikTok To Be Bought By US Billionaire? What He Says
Frank McCourt, a US real estate billionaire, aims to buy TikTok to rescue the internet from the clutches of major platforms that he firmly believes are destroying society and endangering children.
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Apple, Google, Amazon Lobby Group Opposes India's EU-Like Antitrust Proposal
A US lobby group representing tech giants Google, Amazon and Apple has asked India to rethink its proposed EU-like competition law, arguing regulations against data use and preferential treatment of partners could raise user costs, a letter shows.
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Microsoft Directed to Pay IPA Technologies $242 Million in Cortana Patent Lawsuit
Microsoft has been directed by a federal jury in Delaware to pay $242 million to patent owner IPA Technologies, after it determined that Microsoft's Cortana virtual-assistant software infringed an IPA patent. After a week-long trial, the jury agreed with IPA Technologies that Microsoft's Cortana voice-recognition technology violated the firm's IPA'...
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Elon Musk's X Loses Lawsuit Against Hate Speech Watchdog CCDH
Elon Musk's lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) was thrown out by a US judge who said it was "evident" that Musk's X Corp sued the nonprofit because he didn't like its criticism, and thought its research would hurt X's image and scare advertisers away. In a statement, X said it plans to appeal the decision.
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Apple to Face Lawsuit Claiming AirTags Are Weapon of Stalkers, US Court Rules
Apple must face a lawsuit that claims the company's AirTag device was used by stalkers to track their victims. The company was accused in the case of negligently releasing the AirTag despite warnings that the product would be re-purposed for surveillance.
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Indian Startups Ask CCI to Order Google to Restore Apps After 'Brazen' Removal From Play Store
A group representing Indian startups has asked the country's antitrust watchdog to order Alphabet's Google to reinstate apps it removed for policy violations, a letter seen by Reuters shows, escalating a showdown with the US giant in a key market.
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ChatGPT Maker OpenAI in Talks to Raise New Funding at $100 Billion Valuation
OpenAI is in early talks to raise new funding at a valuation at or above $100 billion, making the firm one of the most valuable startups in the world, and second to Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies in valuation in the US, according to CBInsights data.
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After Reliance, Tata Group Also Said to Announce AI Partnership With Nvidia
India's Tata Group is set to announce an AI partnership with US chip firm Nvidia, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. An announcement is expected later in the day, the source added. Meanwhile, India's Reliance and Nvidia said on Friday they have formed a partnership to create AI language models and generative apps for million...
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Baidu, ByteDance, Other Chinese Firms Launch ChatGPT-Like Chatbots to Public
Five Chinese tech firms, including Baidu and SenseTime Group, on Thursday launched their artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to the public after receiving government approval, as China's government pushes to widen the use of such products amid competition with the United States. Baidu, China's leading online search provider, said in a statement ...
